Norm Dulak
09-08-2010, 03:18 PM
Nikon D300
105mm Micro Nikkor f/2.8 VRII lens w/36mm extension tube and stacked Nikon T5 & T6 close-up filters, tripod mounted
Electronic cable release w/mirror lock-up
ISO Equivalent 640; MM + 0.33; 1/60 sec @ f/32
PP in PS CS5: I applied the standard minor adjustments and also used Content Aware, to remove a bit of the driveway marker stakes that supported my mascot and were visible in the RAW fie. I also applied Topaz DeNoise v4 at the beginning. Minor cropping.
I've become very interested in dewdrops reflecting flowers. But alas, when I went out with my camera recently, there were no flowers near my dewdrops. But then I thought, hey, it's nearing football season! What about a tribute to my alma mater!? So, I substituted my Bucky Badger mascot doll mounted on two driveway marker stakes, upside-down, for the flowers missing behind my dewdrop. You see the result here.
To give the viewer some perspective, the dewdrop was about 1/8 inch in diameter, while Bucky measures 11 inches high x 8 inches wide. How's that for a packing job! I note that with such massive close-up hardware DOF becomes a precious commodity, so please give me a break here! My focus was mainly on the dewdrop!
I posted this image previously in the macro forum. But I think it really fits well here too, and if you want to honor your alma mater, grab your camera and your college/university mascot doll, find a dewdrop, and go for it!
Heck, you might even get your alumni association to publish your masterpiece, as happened here: http://www.uwalumni.com/home/badgersightings_buckydew.aspx.:cheers:
Norm
105mm Micro Nikkor f/2.8 VRII lens w/36mm extension tube and stacked Nikon T5 & T6 close-up filters, tripod mounted
Electronic cable release w/mirror lock-up
ISO Equivalent 640; MM + 0.33; 1/60 sec @ f/32
PP in PS CS5: I applied the standard minor adjustments and also used Content Aware, to remove a bit of the driveway marker stakes that supported my mascot and were visible in the RAW fie. I also applied Topaz DeNoise v4 at the beginning. Minor cropping.
I've become very interested in dewdrops reflecting flowers. But alas, when I went out with my camera recently, there were no flowers near my dewdrops. But then I thought, hey, it's nearing football season! What about a tribute to my alma mater!? So, I substituted my Bucky Badger mascot doll mounted on two driveway marker stakes, upside-down, for the flowers missing behind my dewdrop. You see the result here.
To give the viewer some perspective, the dewdrop was about 1/8 inch in diameter, while Bucky measures 11 inches high x 8 inches wide. How's that for a packing job! I note that with such massive close-up hardware DOF becomes a precious commodity, so please give me a break here! My focus was mainly on the dewdrop!
I posted this image previously in the macro forum. But I think it really fits well here too, and if you want to honor your alma mater, grab your camera and your college/university mascot doll, find a dewdrop, and go for it!
Heck, you might even get your alumni association to publish your masterpiece, as happened here: http://www.uwalumni.com/home/badgersightings_buckydew.aspx.:cheers:
Norm